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In conjunction with Black History Month, a new video features the accomplishments of Claflin University, one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the U.S. The video, which highlights the 20-year tenure of the university’s president, Dr. Henry N. Tisdale and Alice Carson Tisdale, the first lady, also gives evidence to the continued relevancy of HBCUs in the ever-changing higher education landscape.

Hundreds of young students from Orangeburg Consolidated School District 5 and local child development centers will enter a storytelling wonderland on Monday, March 2, during a celebration of Read Across America Day at Claflin University.

Rev. Olu Brown says the key to a successful future in ministry and in life is “developing next.” That was the message the lead pastor of Impact Church in Atlanta, Ga., shared with those gathered for the evening worship service and keynote address at Claflin University’s annual Granville Hicks Leadership Academy for Laity and Clergy.